House Sponsors: FLOWERS-HARRIS-FEIGENHOLTZ-SCOTT-ACEVEDO, O'BRIEN, KENNER AND SCHOENBERG. Senate Sponsors: MADIGAN,L Short description: MEDICAID-PAY FOR EPIDURALS Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Hospital Licensing Act. Provides that no hospital may promulgate policies or implement practices that determine differing standards of obstetrical care based upon a patient's source of payment or ability to pay for medical services and requires each hospital to provide a copy of its written policy reflecting this to the Department of Public Health and to post written notices of this policy in the obstetrical admitting areas of the hospital by July 1, 1999. Amends the Medical Practice Act of 1987. Provides that the Department of Professional Regulation may discipline a person licensed under the Act for denying or threatening to withhold pain management services from a woman in active labor, based upon that patient's source of payment or ability to pay for medical services. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that the Department of Public Aid shall provide reimbursement to medical providers for epidural anesthesia services in accordance with the guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Effective Immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Removes provision that the written policy statement regarding a hospital's standards for obstetrical care shall be provided to the Department of Public Health. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Replaces the amendatory language in the Illinois Public Aid Code with a provision that the Department of Public Aid shall provide reimbursement to medical providers for epidural anesthesia services when ordered by the attending practitioner at the time of delivery. FISCAL NOTE, AMENDED (Dept. of Professional Regulation) Future revenues or costs cannot be estimated at this time. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Dept. of Public Aid) The Department estimates that this legislation has no fiscal impact. STATE MANDATES NOTE, H-AM 1, 2 (Dept. of Commerce and Community Affairs) The legislation creates both a local government organization and structure mandate for which no State reimbursement is re- quired, and a service mandate for which reimbursement of 50% to 100% of the increased cost to units of local government is required. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 3. Deletes reference to: 225 ILCS 60/22 Removes the changes to the Medical Practice Act of 1987 from the bill. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 01-01-09 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 3 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status